An interesting article on General Kwast (who reportedly has people read my book), but isn’t it obvious that he’s talking about things like Starship? Nothing magical or secret here.
Category Archives: Technology and Society
The Solar Minimum
It is officially “deep.”
Chute Problems
An interesting look at the delays for Commercial Crew.
Coming in on chutes is such a 20th-century concept. At some point we will land rockets just as we do airplanes. And if Elon has his way, that point will be within half a decade, at which point, Crew Dragon capsules may come back inside a Starship.
Reflections On Apollo
British space lawyer Joanne Wheeler has collected the thoughts of many current space leaders.
I think there are more false lessons from Apollo than valid ones. It really did create a damaging mindset for the next half century, from which we’re only starting to recover.
(Note, the format is a little confusing; the quotes come before, not after the names.)
Farewell To California
Andrew Malcolm has had enough.
We’re thinking of getting out, too. I’ve loved this state since I first visited it on a family vacation over half a century ago, but the inmates are running the asylum in Sacramento.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Over one in three San Franciscans are thinking of leaving.
Regulating Outer Space
Thoughts from Laura Montgomery on the constitutionality of it.
Coffee
I choke the stuff down every morning on faith, but this is the first time I’ve heard about it as a product for skin care.
Small Nuclear Reactors
This looks promising. The field has needed innovation for a long time, and the NRC has been holding it back.
Manual Transmissions
I’ve posted this before, but another example of why they’re good for car-theft prevention.
My IAC Paper
So, I just found out that I have until January 31st to submit it for the IISL (International Institute of Space Law) Proceedings. There is apparently a word limit of 5000 words. I just checked, and it’s exactly 4997…
Must be living right.